> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:34:37 +1100
> From: "Craig Southeren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [SLUG] OT: internet from telstra BP Direct
>
>
> > With ISDN, is there compression as there is on a modem? With emails
> > and HTML pages this compression works wonders and boosts downstream
> > speeds well over 64kbps - so the benefits of paying all that extra
> > money for ISDN line rental and its long-held calls (I can't remember
> > what the scheme is these days, but it is $thousands per year) are not
> > obvious to me, unless you need several 64K channels together for one
> > set of IP addresses.
>
> There is no compression with ISDN.
I beg to differ. When looking at various "high-speed" ways of connecting
to the internet early last year, I checked out ISDN adapters (they're not
actually modems) and, without fail, all offered compression. Typically,
the bitrate using compression was about 350kb/s.
Unless the adapters have changed since then, this is still an option
with most adapters. Just make sure your computer can handle the COM
rate if you install an external one though. 115k just won't cut it.
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